Finding and Managing Literature
Scientists have to gather, read, and keep track of a huge range of
papers and source materials. Here I have gathered a few resources and
ideas for managing this without losing complete control.
Searching for Citations
There are a lot of databases out there for searching, more all the time.
We have a number of excellent ones available through the University of Utah
libraries and here are some pointers to my favorites.
The new policy from NIH on public access to publications will also
change the landscape as more and more papers start to populate the
database.
General Search Sites
Note: please send me links to publicly accessible
literature databases in the areas of engineering and for conference
proceedings. Pubmed and Medline have the medical world covered very well
but Engineering is missing such a reference.
Journal Search Sites
Lots of journals now let you search and even download articles, a
wonderful way to avoid a trip to the library.
Libraries
Done stupidly, managing a literature database can be as much fun as
visiting the endodontist, but there are smarter ways to go. Use them and
your visit to the dentist becomes a chat with the nice lady who cleans your
teeth.
Some only sensible ways to manage references are:
Reviewing Links
Guidelines for Authors
Here are pointers to the guidelines that we use when submitting papers to
different journals.
Last update: Wed Jul 25 11:05:31 2001 by Rob MacLeod